06-10-2011
• Washington Post
Yet even before armed conflict
drove the U.S. companies out of Libya this year, their relations with
Gaddafi had soured. The Libyan leader demanded tough contract terms. He
sought big bonus payments up front. Moreover, upset that he was not
getting more U.S. government respect and recognition for his earlier
concessions, he pressured the oil companies to influence U.S. policies.